A long time ago my grandmother and I used to boil maple sap. When she sugared off, I stood there.

When my mum did pass away I fell out with God because I couldn't get my head around why he'd taken away the one person that we needed in our lives, because dad was no good to us.

This state of affairs enhanced the empire's security and created a certain wriggle room for the policy-makers in Berlin.

He was a decorated soldier who served in three wars.